Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Movement

Tuesday, August 7, 1956 @ 1005
CITY OF NEWCASTLE (1956-1968 General cargo ship 507 feet overall of Ellerman Lines : 1980 scrapped at Chittagong) Own Page

Ellerman's CITY OF NEWCASTLE leaves berth 4 Prince's Dock for No 1 Govan Drydock, Glasgow

Arrived fromEast African ports via Avonmouth, Liverpool and BelfastPort of RegistryLondon (England, U.K.)
Arrived in berth2 / 3 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east and brirdge on bulkhead of berth 2 / 3)
Sailing forCalcutta (India) via Liverpool
Sailed from berth4 Prince's Dock, Glasgow (with her head east)
Draught forward on arrival15' 11"
Draught aft on arrival18' 00"
Cargo carried on arrivalGeneral cargo
Commenced discharge of inward cargo0800 on 26th July
Stevedore discharging inward cargoSmith Coggins & Co. Ltd.
Completed discharge of inward cargo1430 on 30th July
Commened loading outward cargo0830 on 31st July
Outward cargoGeneral cargo 2,000 tons
Stevedore loading outward cargoSmith Coggins & Co. Ltd.
Completed loading outward cargo1525 on 12th August
Draught forward on sailing15' 05"
Draught aft on sailing19' 10"
Engine trials11th August at 0745 slow turn
Ships agentCity Line Ltd., 75 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, C 2 Tel Central 9971